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Guyana production set to hit 1.4 million b/d in mid-2030s with potential for even higher output

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Oil production in Guyana is expected to rapidly increase in the coming years as more developments are sanctioned, and floating production storage and offloading units (FPSO) come online.  Norway-based Rystad Energy expects this output to hit peak in the...
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Flaring was the safer alternative, says Colorado School of Mines Professor

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The decision to flare the associated gas from the offshore oil production operations in Guyana was the most practical option available when challenges were encountered with the reinjection system on the Liza Destiny FPSO. The alternative could have been...
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Small companies often farm-out acreage to raise capital

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As interest mounts about the nature of farm-in agreements in South America’s newest oil and gas hotspot – Guyana - OilNOW takes a look this week at what the term means, why it is used and to what extent...
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Canada offering ‘world-class expertise’ to Guyana in major development drive

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As Guyana’s prospects continue to improve with the discovery of over 8 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources and start of oil production last December, investors and foreign interests are increasing–the latest being the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC). The CCC,...
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Suriname delegation for Guyana visit today to further talks on cooperation on O&G, other opportunities

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Two months after the President of Guyana, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and Surinamese President, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, met and agreed to cooperate in areas including oil and gas, a Ministerial delegation from Suriname including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International...
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Guyana, Suriname entering high-stakes competition for development of deepwater resources

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Five years after Guyana’s first oil discovery and just weeks after production started last December, Suriname experienced a game-changer with its first offshore discovery at Maka Central-1. This was closely followed by two other discoveries – Sapakara West-1 and...
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92% of all U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production shut-in as Hurricane Delta swirls towards coast

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(S&P Global) Nearly 92% of all US Gulf of Mexico oil production remained shut in as Hurricane Delta moved toward the Louisiana Coast, according to the most recent federal statistics released Oct. 9. But producers were already eyeing the return...
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Guyana poised to drastically transform despite debates about the “best deal” – IDB Report

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Using a model of five developments being underway by 2025 offshore Guyana targeting an estimated 750,000 barrels of oil per day, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) says considering the sequencing of the projects, Guyana would ultimately accumulate around US$49...
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Former Guyana Presidential Advisor on oil told to retract ‘false and defamatory’ claims or face lawsuit

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Lawyers representing Guyana’s former Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment, Robert Persaud, have issued a letter to former Presidential Advisor on Petroleum, Dr. Jan Mangal, requesting that he immediately retracts ‘false and defamatory’ statements on the award of...
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For the first time in 100 years no rigs are searching for oil in Venezuela

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Wells that once tapped the world’s largest crude reserves are abandoned or left to flare toxic gases that cast an orange glow over depressed oil towns in Venezuela, the New York Times said in a recent report. Refineries that once...
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Letter-to-the-Editor: I commend the Labour Ministry’s independent assessment of FPSOs

Dear Editor, I am pleased to acknowledge the strides made by local authorities in taking the lead in managing Guyana’s...

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